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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
some cures FOR ..snakc.Eites."


I notice in your last issue the request of
Mrs. G.. Hall for some reliable Care for
Snake Bites" other than the one in COM
mon use. ! am glad tn be able 80 name
at least three or fonr, either Of which
should sooner risk than the one iii question:
nd most of which are within all our
homes, or in the poultry yard.
First, common tnrpentine, applied as
quickly as possible after the accident.
Mode of application: Whsre yau have a
large-necked bottle. put in as much rs it
will hold, and place the uncorked mouth I'M
mediately over the wound, and hold the
bottle on so closely that but little if any Of
the liquid can escape. in 4 very lew
seconds the contents of the bottle will be
eolored with the virus drawn from the
wound. After a few minutes empty the
bottle, and after refilling, apply again.
When a bottle cannot be had, let the
wound be kept well soaked with the tur-
pentinc, by using n large piece eff cotton
cloth we'll saturated, and changing the
cloth every two or three minutes.
Second, a very strong solution Of soda,
applied in the same way as tie tnrpentine,
when turpcntinc is not ON hand. Also let
the patient nave strong soda water to drink
freely.
Third, (and | am not sure but first in
efficiency | call attention 10 the chicken
or fowl remedy. Let any foHi q dog,
cat or pig would no doubt answer as well)
be killed, and cut in pieces instantly, and
a large piece of the bird or animal, be
applied to and bound upon the wound
while the flesh is still warm. In two or
three minutes let this be removed, as ii
becomes colored with the extracted virus,
and another piece be substituted in IFS
place.
Fourth, ammonia, or spirits OF harris
horn" apply in the SAINT way As the tur-
pentine or solution Of soda.
AS well read 4 physician, think, As
any | know, assured me, 4 few years ago,
that while whisky is not, in reality, an
antidote to snake-b bite poison, that
ammonia is. The fact, he said, that The
former sometimes figures in the cure of a
poisonous bite, was not owing to its being
an antidote per sc, fer such it is not. Bat
the only benefit that came from lis use
was 4 sort of arrest of the further progress
of the poison through the system, until
nature could throw it OFF, and thu ONE
times (but not always proves q help, until
Nature resumes her normal functions,
while in the case Of the remedies mentioned
in this article, the poison is at once climi-
mated from the system,
In case the accident occurs some distance
from n house, and where neither of these
four articles can at once be had, let either
or both of tho follow ing eypcdients be tenn
porarily adopted: First, the poison be
drawn from the wound with the patients
own mouth, if he can reach the bitten
part, or by another, if he is not alone.
Or if mud can be found, or water with
which to make some mud, let 4 good sized
mud p%oultice be applied to and kept firmly
on the bitten place, until one of the rene
dies above described can be applied Re.
G. ". Soart., In Union Signal
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

Grace Greenwood says: 81 believe that
for one woman whom the pursuits OF lit
e%raturc, the ambition OF authorship, and
the love of fame have rendered unfit for
home life, a thousand have been made I'M
domestic by poor social strivings, the fol
lies of fashion, and the Intoxicating dis
t%inction which mere personal beauty son
fers."
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

1t is alleged that in the bill for the ex-
penses during the recent trial Of Barclay
Peak, at Mt. Holly, appears a number OF
items for whiskey purchased for the use of
the imors.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
I~ndeDGldGnt Order Of Good IGmIlarS.
With District of New Jersey,
Comprising the Counties Of Salem and Gloucester
Faith, Hope and Charity.
OUR PLEDGE.

No member shall make, buy, sell, use, FUR
nisn. or cause to be furnished to Others as a
beverage, any spirituous or malt iqners, wine
or cider; and every member shall d~iscounte-
nance the manufacture, sale and use Thereon
in ali proper ways
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
The Liquor question In Il NUTSHELL.

There is but one way to destroy the ram
traffic, and that is to outlaw and punish
both the seller and the user of intoxicating
liquors. We believe the time has come
when every man found drunk ought to be
such a misdemeanor that it would bring as
much disgrace upon its victim as would
wearing stripes in a p~enitentiary. IL seems
to us Inconsistent to propose to legalize the
saloon, and afterward punish the saloon
keepers victim. The saloon under the
protection of law is just as respectable a
place, as far as law is concerned, as a
church or a court DOM .-Heth9Ijt ChUrch
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

To Miss Narcissa Z. White we wish to
express ourdeep obligation for the wonder
full impetus given by her to the cause Of
temperance in Washington Territory by
her pise, uno1trusice, yet most happy and
effective work at or legislature. The
most ardent and enthusiastic optionist
among us did not dream that Our Local
Option bill could be made to sweep through
our Legislature so like a tornado, and this
unequaled and unexpected success we
attribute largely to notonIy hergreat ability
before the Legislature, and the righteous
ness of the cause, bat also to the wonder
full enthusiasm created by her lecture in
the territory. Our people were never before
so stirred up upon this theme.-Reo. Ina.
r. Thompson, Moderator fMe Presbyterian
"Syaod Of tie CoIan5ia, Wash'a Ttr'M
IdddO and AtaSGd.'
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The evil that some timid souls fear 10
the character of woman, from the exercise
of her political rights, does not at all
trouble me. Let education form the ra.
tional ahd moral being, and nature will
take care Of the WOMAN Wendell FHt7.
lips.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

''To license the saloon and then i'm
prison a man for getting drunk is like
paving the sidewalk with banana peelings
and %imprisoning a man for falling"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

1t is reported that England has Is, 900
crippled children under a year old, whose
deformity was aused by the drunkenness
of their parents.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The next quarterly session Of the Dis
trict Lodge for District No. VII, will be
held in the hall Of Good Intent Lodge, No.
t21. at Pedricktown, Salem county, on
Tuesday, July 18th, 1887, at 10 o'clock,
\. NJ. The district secretary has already
mailed notice thereof.
Lodges should see that their delegates
are furnished with proper credentials.
All acting officers of the Subordinate
Lodge and all Deputies Of the G. c. T.,
Who are members OF the Subordinate
Lodges in the district, are entitled to at
tcnd as honorary members and receive the
district lodge degree. Sneh officers, in
tending 20 be present, should provide them
selves with certificates Of their official
position, signed by the c. T. and secretary
oftheir lodge and under the lodge seal.
All those who have attended previous
sessions of the District Lodge as represent
atives, who still retain their membership
in the District, and who have net received
the District Lodge Degree, will be entitled
to have the same conferred upon them.
Extra copies of the ritual have been re
cciyed and the District Lodge Degree will
be conferred in full form.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The New jersey State Board OF Educa-
ton met on Tuesday in Trenton and elect-
cd the following County SupeIintendents:
Burlington county, Edgar lass; Camden,
Rev. +. r. Brace; Cape May, V. G. Miller;
Cumberland, Dr.. Joseph Moore; Glouces-
ter, DIR. Milligan; Mercer, Dir. Wilbur;
Middlesex; II. Is. Willis; Monmouth, DR..
Samuel lockwood: Morris, Mr.. Thott;
Ocean, L. n. Lonan; Somerset, W. 7. f.
Ayres; Sussex, Luther Hill. Resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Super
intendcnt to make an investigation Of the
subject of Industrial education as now APP
piled to the educational system Of other
states, with a view to its adoption in New
Jersey. The Trustees OF the State Normal
School subsequently met and appointed a
committee to consider the advisabi.ity of a
course of industrial studies in the school.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

Porcelain lined preserving kettles
from 8 qts. at IS cts, to 10 DTS. at
IS cents. All intermediate sizes at
corresponding rates.
See our new spiral bustles at Ioc.
30 to our new store under the
Opera House if you want anything
in the shoe line.
Printed muslins l yard wide, fine
goods, fast colors. Make nice dress
es, though usually sold for other
purposes.
+. b. HUMPHREYS & Co,
Woodstown, N. ].
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

TyINDLING wood for sale at The mill of
IA Jos. G. stretch, cor. railroad avenue aud
Dickinson street. June2Ltf
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Advertisements inserted under This head
wi be charged ut the rate of 1 cts n lime for
first insertion, and , cts per line tor each sub
sequent Insertion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24

Dr. George Bull, of New York, has made
an optometer, which enables an oculist to
tell what kind of glasses are required for far
sighted. The instrument has been presented
to the French Academy of Medicine by DR..
laval, of Paris. 1t has met with considerable
favor and will be extensively used The sub
ject is compelled to look through small lens
and aperture, and from this leads a graduated
scale, on which figures are marked When
the instrument is held before the eyes, the
figures appear elongated and irregular, but
on looking through the aperture, with the
optometer held as one would hold telescope,
they resolve themselves into small dominoes.
These dominoes are placed in such manner
shat the farthest one seen indicates the de-
gree of far or rear sightedness. Then number
OF dominoes seen indicates the focusing
power Of the eye examined. There is a curl
Gus feature about the optometer, and that is
that the age Of subject can be told by the
number OF dominOes seen. As age advances,
the focusing power Of the eye diminishes
The laboratory of Sorbonne has taken hold Of
DIR. Bulls instrument, and appropriated a
large sum of money to perfect it-Demorest's
Monthly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24

men, and therefore should learn 70 swim
easier, for besinner must have confidence
in him or herself and the sustaining power Of
the wnter before he or she can float To float
means TO swim, a little practice and courage
being all that is necessary Every one should
learn as early in life as possible TO manage
the body in the water, to float, TO tread water
and to swim, and this summer is good time
to begin. Parents should see 10 il that their
children learn. Boys and girls of 2 and s
years Of age will learn quicker and better
than at Is or 20 years of age. consider that
1t is the duty Of parents to instruct or have
them instructed. l might give 100 reasons
why everybody should learn 20 swim, but
time and space prevent my doing so. The
above reasons should be sufficient Boston
Budget
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
Dead Indians, Dehta.

"The debts Of dead Iadians are paid by
their relatives" said an ex-merchant on Main
street, Monday. when Anderson and Bern
hart" he continued, skilled an Indian several
years ago, he owed me $S45. Since that time
$3.50 Of this amount has been paid me by his
relatives. Kentucky died the other day
owing me about S55. Already his relatives
have approached me on the subject and made
arrangements to pay me the amount 1t is a
law with them to pay the debts of their dead
relatives and they never break it. am sure
Of getting my money If an Indian dies owing
me, but when white man dies leaving no
property, no matter how rich bis relatives,
never expect to get a cent There is a great
dead Of good about a dead Indian, anyhow
said the ex-merchant, as he closed his inter-
ssting conversation and walked away.-East
OregOnian.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
A Turf Gamblers Calculation.

By picking four winners at Saratoga the
other day you could have made over $3.50, 900
on little $40 note. These figures may ap-
pear to be rather exaggerated, but | will
show you how this amount might have been
won. In the first race the odds against Mat
tie Lauraine were 10 to l. By placing your
SO ON Matte at these figures you would have
had CLIO when the race was over. In the
next race Miss Motley, who won, was another
10 to chance. Had you put your SllO on
Miss Motley you would then have had 81 .2lO.
In the lroquois stakes h0okmakers placed 90
to against Branzomarte, who defeated
Gonah, the tayorite. Your winnings up to
this stage, had they been on the Branzomarte
would have been increased TO S25 40. War
rentOn. who tho staa,eIo..I,~--- -
10 Be COngDsusd.l
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24

There is something almost human about
steam whistle, " said well known engineer to
reporter when you cross the river to-
night pay particular attention to their various
sounds, and elf rmnot right You will hear
The lookout for mel I'm a-big- fellow whistle
OF the steamers that run up the sound, and
Che little steam launch, hugging the dock as Il
dances over the water, will give answer in its
don't forget-me-l m-a-steamer-too's style. As
you ride in the cars on a rainy day the loco
motive whistle seems to say, I'm sorry it
rainsV The short, sharp screech indicates
clearly that something Is wrong ahead.
Whistles that announce low or high water in
the boiler have threatening sound that
makes the engineer jump to his feet. Steam
whistles at times sound mournful and at
other times gay. You can hear angry whis-
ties and good natured whistles. To the un-
employed mechanic the o'clock whistle in
the factory has a desp0 dent wall, and the
thrifty workman lays aside his tools with q
light heart when II o'clock blows The sound
OF many steam whistles adds greatly TO the
effect of public demonstration or celebra-
ton. The coarse whistle, with frog In its
throat, can be heard once in a while; and the
jolly whistle, which seems to say, I'm as
happy as a clamr is ever with US. A disabled
boiler gets sympathy from its whistle, and a
cracked whistle tells you to use it gently, for
1t isn't strong. have made study of steam
whistles, and-and, well tel you they're al
most human."-"R w. S." in The Safety
Valve
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24

lnUe worthy or pedal science Terrible as
5he charge is, IL seems none the less true that
nearly all southern women "toe in" Ten
ladies, all young, from Baltimore and New
Orleans, have crossed the sands One Of
ITEM has planted her dainty feet properly,
angling them away from each other as thew
fall. Another has approached this, but the
remaining eight have either set their feet In a
straight line ahead or pointed them little
inward. Two Of them have displayed an un-
calmly overreaching hip movement. Lewis
Carroll found the only word to describe it
when, in recounting the Staying of the jab-
berwock, he made the word "galumphing. -
Those two unquestionably "galumph." But
they have faces that could carry worse
faults than that, and Of foot education they
take no thought ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Cor New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
Beautiful Women in Wall Street.

Curiously enough, it is in Wall street that
one is certain 10 see the most stylish and
beautiful women who are now to be met with
in the streets. They drive down the four
streets that inclose the brokers' offices and the
Stock Exchange IN delightful little victorias,
lolling on the cushions as lightly as if their
bodies were really the mere clouds of gauze
that their drapery makes them seem like. A
hveried man drives each wagon, and gaudy
parasol shieldsceach naughty beauty. Always,
as each lightly balanced victoria approaches
Trinity church, at the head of Wall street,
the teams are refined up until their pace is the
very next thing to standstill, and one sees
the brokers lifting their hats on either side of
the street. Here and there victoria is seen
to stop as young Spectator in white fiannels
steps into the street to greet the fair lounger
on the cushions. Yet you cannot help but
notice that such sights are infrequent and ex-
cite great deal of comment from the on
lockers, just as you also are sure to notice
that most of the polite men who lift their hats
do so very hurriedly, with apparent awkward
ness and without looking fairly at the car
riages. Their manner is exactly what you
would look for in a man who expects to be
guyed for his behavior if the people around
him CHANGED to see what he was at.
The truth is that those who bow to these
daily apparitons of beauty are very awk-
wardiy placed, for 'the street" is greatly dis
turbed over the victoras, and their occupants
know it so well that many do not halt until
they are at least a couple of blocks away,
where the more timid brokers, having seen
the slow moving carriages pass their doors,
have gone hastily, by back ally and short
cuts, to meet them out Of sight from Wall
street For these women are adventuresses
coming down to speculate with their lightly
gotten incomes, and their daily presence in
such great numbers as now come there has
scandalized the more circumspect operators
on 'Change.-Julian Ralph's Letter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
Something About SWIMMING.

The main purpose of learning 20 swim, as
Of gaining other knowledge, is that it in
creases confidence. Fear is the most over
towering emotion that we know. The man
who can swim, other things being equal, has
a great deal moro confidence, which means a
great deal less fear, than he who cannot
swim. If but for the reason that he gains con-
fdence for himself in emergencies by learning
to swim it would be wise for q man to learn.
Women make strong and graceful swimmers,
and there is no argument for a mans learn
ing TO swim which does not apply equally to
a woman. In fact woman anat --sin- tI,.-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
The Climate of Curacao.

1t is especially healthful During winter
months steady, average temperature of 20
dogs. Fahrenheit obtains, with strong north
erly breezes that sweep the old Dutch streets
clean, and there are no epidemic diseases.
Nights are cool and quiet, and if there were a
decent hotel in the island there is not winter
resort in the world where invaids could be
more comfortable or have better chance to
improve. Equality Of temperature, dryness
Of soil, and absence Of dissipation fit Curacao
admirably for consumptives, especially those
TO whom economy is a desideratum.-Dr. w.
F. Hutchinson in American Magazine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
A Kissing Festival,

Home in his quaint old liable Book" gives
IN account Of a curious old kissing festival
held in Ireland Easter Monday several hun
tired young persons OF the town and neighbor-
hood Of PotSferry, county Down, resort,
dressed in their best, to pleasant walk near
he town, called The Waller The avowed
object Of each person is to see the fun, which
consists in the men kissing the females with
out reserve, whether married or single. This
mode of salutation is quite matter of course;
it is never taken amiss, nor with much show
Of coyness. The female must be ordinary in
deed who returns home without having re-
ceived at least dozen hearty buses "--Chi-
cago Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24


STONE STORE of foar rooms on Commerce
y street. CIGl
TWO FURNILHED rooms to rent: suitable
l. Tor man and wife as light housekeeping.
(3D
A NEW FIFTEEN ROOM HOUSE in center of
~ city, finely finished and the most dCsira.
ole location in the city for a frst-class board
ing house. 40
Fire furnished room three block from post
office. C}W
Beautiful frame cottage of five rooms. hall.
galleries, etc. Also a small rock house in
fee. 4Ol
House Of : rooms, hall and galleries: two
minutes walk from pOstOfice: good water
Two store rooms, near West Commerce
street. 1881
C3 Store on East Houston street, suitable
Tor dry goods business.
Fye,roOm rock house, large front yard, well
shaded, b. drant water, rooms, for store
rooms or servants. Cg}D
street. "a
Fine rock house of 6 rooms, near Mission
garden, cheap. A.
One of the most desirale stores on Com
mere nerce street, two stories and good dry cellar.
only Sb5. month. Q3)
= AInbS, ALL FENCED, with ditch and wind
- mill, seven room house and stable. 90
Rock house of rooms, both hall and CALLER
les, stable. and yard full of fine shrubbery a
beautiful location on San Pedro avenuelC36J
Five room neat cottage near High
school, convenient TO street car line. (27J
House of six rooms and hall, hydrant
water, beautifully situated on Gov
eminent hill and convenient to street car
line. cW
House of five rooms near the l. & G. n. Il.
X. depot. CSD
House OF three rooms on Live Oak street
Hydrant water; large yard. 81
One large, well furnished front room and
one unfurnished room. Apply &s9 AccqLia
treet. G3
Rock house of rooms ron Austin street
Street cars running past the house. CO.
Frame house rooms halls gallery large
yard city water, near Alamo plaza. 81
Four room house on San Pedro avenue.
Price Sl4. 800
Fine ranch of $40 acres. IL miles from the
city, splendid ranch for stOckmcn, cheap
good fence and plenty of water.
A stock ranch of $40 acres, II miles from
the city, fine grass and plenty of water. 40
Hambleton, Hadley g. Co
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
Bar harbor's Rich washerwoman

Bar Harbor boasts of a SIS, 900 washwoman.
Her house and lot are now estimated at that
price, but she cannot be induced to sell, and
continues to scrub and polish as she did be-
fore the rise to her fortunes, the only char .;e
being she has more to do now than then. 1t is
not recorded that her collars are more shining
or her handksrchiefs whittier than they were be-
fore she was a capitalist, nor that the work
Is less satisfactorily done.-KennebecJ Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
LABOR.

One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee,
One lesson, that every wind is blownI
One lesson of two duties serv'd in one,
Though the loud world proclaim their ermity-
OF toll unseverd from tranquility,
OF labor that in still advance outgrows
Far noisicr schemes, accomplished in repose,
Too great for haste, too high for rivalry.
Yes, while on earth q thousand discords ring,
Mans senseless uproar mingling with his toll,
Still do thy sleepless ministers move on,
Their glorious tasks in silence perfeCtng;
Still working, blaming still our vain turmoil;
LabOrers that shall not fail when man Is gone.
Matthew Arnold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-24
A Handy Kind af Glua

A valuable kind of dry pocket glue is now
made by combining twelve parts of good
glue and five parts of sugar. The glue is
boiled until it Is entirely dissolved, the sugar
Is then put into the glue, and the mass is
evaporated until it is found to become hard
on cooling. Lukewarm water melts 1t very
readily, and the article proves excellent for
use in causing paper to adhere firmly cleanly
and without producing the slightest disagree
able odor.-Boston Budget.